Higher risk of revision for infection using systemic clindamycin prophylaxis than with cloxacillin

Figures & data

Figure 1. For each of the hospitals, the proportion of the total number of arthroplasties in which a particular antibiotic was used. The hospitals have been sorted according to the proportional use of cloxacillin (low to high).

Table

	Women		Men		Total
Cloxacillin	40,238	87.7	31,994	93.7	72,232	90.3
Clindamycin	4,356	9.5	1,415	4.1	5,771	7.2
Cephalosporin	1,241	2.7	697	2.1	1,938	2.4
Other	51	0.1	35	0.1	86	0.1
Total	45,886	100	34,141	100	80,027	100

Figure 2. Cumulative hazard of being revised for infection after adjusting for age, sex, BMI, and ASA grade.

Figure 3. Unadjusted cumulative revision rate (CRR).